Alright, let's solve this math problem step by step. First, we have the number 197. Next, we see the multiplication sign, which means we need to multiply something. And what are we multiplying it by? We multiply it by 281. So, we're going to take the number 197 and add it to itself 281 times.
Step 1: 0 + 197 = 197
Step 2: 197 + 197 = 394
Step 3: 394 + 197 = 591
Step 4: 591 + 197 = 788
Step 5: 788 + 197 = 985
Step 6: 985 + 197 = 1182
Step 7: 1182 + 197 = 1379
Step 8: 1379 + 197 = 1576
Step 9: 1576 + 197 = 1773
Step 10: 1773 + 197 = 1970
Step 11: 1970 + 197 = 2167
Step 12: 2167 + 197 = 2364
Step 13: 2364 + 197 = 2561
Step 14: 2561 + 197 = 2758
Step 15: 2758 + 197 = 2955
Step 16: 2955 + 197 = 3152
Step 17: 3152 + 197 = 3349
Step 18: 3349 + 197 = 3546
Step 19: 3546 + 197 = 3743
Step 20: 3743 + 197 = 3940
Step 21: 3940 + 197 = 4137
Step 22: 4137 + 197 = 4334
Step 23: 4334 + 197 = 4531
Step 24: 4531 + 197 = 4728
Step 25: 4728 + 197 = 4925
Step 26: 4925 + 197 = 5122
Step 27: 5122 + 197 = 5319
Step 28: 5319 + 197 = 5516
Step 29: 5516 + 197 = 5713
Step 30: 5713 + 197 = 5910
Step 31: 5910 + 197 = 6107
Step 32: 6107 + 197 = 6304
Step 33: 6304 + 197 = 6501
Step 34: 6501 + 197 = 6698
Step 35: 6698 + 197 = 6895
Step 36: 6895 + 197 = 7092
Step 37: 7092 + 197 = 7289
Step 38: 7289 + 197 = 7486
Step 39: 7486 + 197 = 7683
Step 40: 7683 + 197 = 7880
Step 41: 7880 + 197 = 8077
Step 42: 8077 + 197 = 8274
Step 43: 8274 + 197 = 8471
Step 44: 8471 + 197 = 8668
Step 45: 8668 + 197 = 8865
Step 46: 8865 + 197 = 9062
Step 47: 9062 + 197 = 9259
Step 48: 9259 + 197 = 9456
Step 49: 9456 + 197 = 9653
Step 50: 9653 + 197 = 9850
Step 51: 9850 + 197 = 10047
Step 52: 10047 + 197 = 10244
Step 53: 10244 + 197 = 10441
Step 54: 10441 + 197 = 10638
Step 55: 10638 + 197 = 10835
Step 56: 10835 + 197 = 11032
Step 57: 11032 + 197 = 11229
Step 58: 11229 + 197 = 11426
Step 59: 11426 + 197 = 11623
Step 60: 11623 + 197 = 11820
Step 61: 11820 + 197 = 12017
Step 62: 12017 + 197 = 12214
Step 63: 12214 + 197 = 12411
Step 64: 12411 + 197 = 12608
Step 65: 12608 + 197 = 12805
Step 66: 12805 + 197 = 13002
Step 67: 13002 + 197 = 13199
Step 68: 13199 + 197 = 13396
Step 69: 13396 + 197 = 13593
Step 70: 13593 + 197 = 13790
Step 71: 13790 + 197 = 13987
Step 72: 13987 + 197 = 14184
Step 73: 14184 + 197 = 14381
Step 74: 14381 + 197 = 14578
Step 75: 14578 + 197 = 14775
Step 76: 14775 + 197 = 14972
Step 77: 14972 + 197 = 15169
Step 78: 15169 + 197 = 15366
Step 79: 15366 + 197 = 15563
Step 80: 15563 + 197 = 15760
Step 81: 15760 + 197 = 15957
Step 82: 15957 + 197 = 16154
Step 83: 16154 + 197 = 16351
Step 84: 16351 + 197 = 16548
Step 85: 16548 + 197 = 16745
Step 86: 16745 + 197 = 16942
Step 87: 16942 + 197 = 17139
Step 88: 17139 + 197 = 17336
Step 89: 17336 + 197 = 17533
Step 90: 17533 + 197 = 17730
Step 91: 17730 + 197 = 17927
Step 92: 17927 + 197 = 18124
Step 93: 18124 + 197 = 18321
Step 94: 18321 + 197 = 18518
Step 95: 18518 + 197 = 18715
Step 96: 18715 + 197 = 18912
Step 97: 18912 + 197 = 19109
Step 98: 19109 + 197 = 19306
Step 99: 19306 + 197 = 19503
Step 100: 19503 + 197 = 19700
Step 101: 19700 + 197 = 19897
Step 102: 19897 + 197 = 20094
Step 103: 20094 + 197 = 20291
Step 104: 20291 + 197 = 20488
Step 105: 20488 + 197 = 20685
Step 106: 20685 + 197 = 20882
Step 107: 20882 + 197 = 21079
Step 108: 21079 + 197 = 21276
Step 109: 21276 + 197 = 21473
Step 110: 21473 + 197 = 21670
Step 111: 21670 + 197 = 21867
Step 112: 21867 + 197 = 22064
Step 113: 22064 + 197 = 22261
Step 114: 22261 + 197 = 22458
Step 115: 22458 + 197 = 22655
Step 116: 22655 + 197 = 22852
Step 117: 22852 + 197 = 23049
Step 118: 23049 + 197 = 23246
Step 119: 23246 + 197 = 23443
Step 120: 23443 + 197 = 23640
Step 121: 23640 + 197 = 23837
Step 122: 23837 + 197 = 24034
Step 123: 24034 + 197 = 24231
Step 124: 24231 + 197 = 24428
Step 125: 24428 + 197 = 24625
Step 126: 24625 + 197 = 24822
Step 127: 24822 + 197 = 25019
Step 128: 25019 + 197 = 25216
Step 129: 25216 + 197 = 25413
Step 130: 25413 + 197 = 25610
Step 131: 25610 + 197 = 25807
Step 132: 25807 + 197 = 26004
Step 133: 26004 + 197 = 26201
Step 134: 26201 + 197 = 26398
Step 135: 26398 + 197 = 26595
Step 136: 26595 + 197 = 26792
Step 137: 26792 + 197 = 26989
Step 138: 26989 + 197 = 27186
Step 139: 27186 + 197 = 27383
Step 140: 27383 + 197 = 27580
Step 141: 27580 + 197 = 27777
Step 142: 27777 + 197 = 27974
Step 143: 27974 + 197 = 28171
Step 144: 28171 + 197 = 28368
Step 145: 28368 + 197 = 28565
Step 146: 28565 + 197 = 28762
Step 147: 28762 + 197 = 28959
Step 148: 28959 + 197 = 29156
Step 149: 29156 + 197 = 29353
Step 150: 29353 + 197 = 29550
Step 151: 29550 + 197 = 29747
Step 152: 29747 + 197 = 29944
Step 153: 29944 + 197 = 30141
Step 154: 30141 + 197 = 30338
Step 155: 30338 + 197 = 30535
Step 156: 30535 + 197 = 30732
Step 157: 30732 + 197 = 30929
Step 158: 30929 + 197 = 31126
Step 159: 31126 + 197 = 31323
Step 160: 31323 + 197 = 31520
Step 161: 31520 + 197 = 31717
Step 162: 31717 + 197 = 31914
Step 163: 31914 + 197 = 32111
Step 164: 32111 + 197 = 32308
Step 165: 32308 + 197 = 32505
Step 166: 32505 + 197 = 32702
Step 167: 32702 + 197 = 32899
Step 168: 32899 + 197 = 33096
Step 169: 33096 + 197 = 33293
Step 170: 33293 + 197 = 33490
Step 171: 33490 + 197 = 33687
Step 172: 33687 + 197 = 33884
Step 173: 33884 + 197 = 34081
Step 174: 34081 + 197 = 34278
Step 175: 34278 + 197 = 34475
Step 176: 34475 + 197 = 34672
Step 177: 34672 + 197 = 34869
Step 178: 34869 + 197 = 35066
Step 179: 35066 + 197 = 35263
Step 180: 35263 + 197 = 35460
Step 181: 35460 + 197 = 35657
Step 182: 35657 + 197 = 35854
Step 183: 35854 + 197 = 36051
Step 184: 36051 + 197 = 36248
Step 185: 36248 + 197 = 36445
Step 186: 36445 + 197 = 36642
Step 187: 36642 + 197 = 36839
Step 188: 36839 + 197 = 37036
Step 189: 37036 + 197 = 37233
Step 190: 37233 + 197 = 37430
Step 191: 37430 + 197 = 37627
Step 192: 37627 + 197 = 37824
Step 193: 37824 + 197 = 38021
Step 194: 38021 + 197 = 38218
Step 195: 38218 + 197 = 38415
Step 196: 38415 + 197 = 38612
Step 197: 38612 + 197 = 38809
Step 198: 38809 + 197 = 39006
Step 199: 39006 + 197 = 39203
Step 200: 39203 + 197 = 39400
Step 201: 39400 + 197 = 39597
Step 202: 39597 + 197 = 39794
Step 203: 39794 + 197 = 39991
Step 204: 39991 + 197 = 40188
Step 205: 40188 + 197 = 40385
Step 206: 40385 + 197 = 40582
Step 207: 40582 + 197 = 40779
Step 208: 40779 + 197 = 40976
Step 209: 40976 + 197 = 41173
Step 210: 41173 + 197 = 41370
Step 211: 41370 + 197 = 41567
Step 212: 41567 + 197 = 41764
Step 213: 41764 + 197 = 41961
Step 214: 41961 + 197 = 42158
Step 215: 42158 + 197 = 42355
Step 216: 42355 + 197 = 42552
Step 217: 42552 + 197 = 42749
Step 218: 42749 + 197 = 42946
Step 219: 42946 + 197 = 43143
Step 220: 43143 + 197 = 43340
Step 221: 43340 + 197 = 43537
Step 222: 43537 + 197 = 43734
Step 223: 43734 + 197 = 43931
Step 224: 43931 + 197 = 44128
Step 225: 44128 + 197 = 44325
Step 226: 44325 + 197 = 44522
Step 227: 44522 + 197 = 44719
Step 228: 44719 + 197 = 44916
Step 229: 44916 + 197 = 45113
Step 230: 45113 + 197 = 45310
Step 231: 45310 + 197 = 45507
Step 232: 45507 + 197 = 45704
Step 233: 45704 + 197 = 45901
Step 234: 45901 + 197 = 46098
Step 235: 46098 + 197 = 46295
Step 236: 46295 + 197 = 46492
Step 237: 46492 + 197 = 46689
Step 238: 46689 + 197 = 46886
Step 239: 46886 + 197 = 47083
Step 240: 47083 + 197 = 47280
Step 241: 47280 + 197 = 47477
Step 242: 47477 + 197 = 47674
Step 243: 47674 + 197 = 47871
Step 244: 47871 + 197 = 48068
Step 245: 48068 + 197 = 48265
Step 246: 48265 + 197 = 48462
Step 247: 48462 + 197 = 48659
Step 248: 48659 + 197 = 48856
Step 249: 48856 + 197 = 49053
Step 250: 49053 + 197 = 49250
Step 251: 49250 + 197 = 49447
Step 252: 49447 + 197 = 49644
Step 253: 49644 + 197 = 49841
Step 254: 49841 + 197 = 50038
Step 255: 50038 + 197 = 50235
Step 256: 50235 + 197 = 50432
Step 257: 50432 + 197 = 50629
Step 258: 50629 + 197 = 50826
Step 259: 50826 + 197 = 51023
Step 260: 51023 + 197 = 51220
Step 261: 51220 + 197 = 51417
Step 262: 51417 + 197 = 51614
Step 263: 51614 + 197 = 51811
Step 264: 51811 + 197 = 52008
Step 265: 52008 + 197 = 52205
Step 266: 52205 + 197 = 52402
Step 267: 52402 + 197 = 52599
Step 268: 52599 + 197 = 52796
Step 269: 52796 + 197 = 52993
Step 270: 52993 + 197 = 53190
Step 271: 53190 + 197 = 53387
Step 272: 53387 + 197 = 53584
Step 273: 53584 + 197 = 53781
Step 274: 53781 + 197 = 53978
Step 275: 53978 + 197 = 54175
Step 276: 54175 + 197 = 54372
Step 277: 54372 + 197 = 54569
Step 278: 54569 + 197 = 54766
Step 279: 54766 + 197 = 54963
Step 280: 54963 + 197 = 55160
Step 281: 55160 + 197 = 55357

So, 197*281 = 55357